AP Physics C: Mechanics What is Physics?

Welcome to the Mechanics section of the AP Physics curriculum! This part of physics serves to give you a basic understanding of the world around you, and will give you the mathematical and conceptual mind needed to observe and predict basic occurrences in the physical world. To understand physics, we first have to delve into the nitty-gritty of what matter is and the properties that it has such as mass. From there we can calculate from those properties like how much force it exerts on another object. Of course there are other factors, and we will learn about these in the videos to come, but this will be a great starter video to get you prepped for the course ahead. Best of luck!

Would this course, along with allowing me to be able to take the AP exam of course, also help me with advancing to the Semi-finalists/USAPHO for the f=ma physics exam? Thank you for the help!

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Post by manu vatson December 11, 2016

which textbook should i use for this course

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Last reply by: Professor Dan FullertonWed Nov 26, 2014 5:49 AM

Post by Jinbin Chenon November 25, 2014

Hi, Mr. Fullerton!

I have been studying AP Physics C on my own while taking another algebra-based physics class at school, and I am currently reading a calculus-based textbook as well as doing a fair portion of end-of-chapter problems. I feel that I understand the concepts well after finishing the book problems, but when I try out the AP FRQs for that specific chapters, I apparently make a lot of mistakes (and I feel that the AP problems are strange depsite they are testing the same concept).

So is there really some difference between the AP problems and the textbook problems? And should I abandon the textbook problems and only use the old AP FRQs, or keeping doing both of them?

Jinbin

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Last reply by: Professor Dan FullertonSat Oct 18, 2014 12:14 PM

Post by Abdalla Abdel-Rahimon October 18, 2014

the lecture is not opening saying error 2032

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Post by Caleb Learon September 24, 2014

Woot! I's so excited, I've been waiting for this course!

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Last reply by: Caleb LearWed Sep 24, 2014 8:14 AM

Post by James Plumbon September 21, 2014

Is it possible to for you to add the option of downloading the lecture slides

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Last reply by: Professor Dan FullertonFri Sep 19, 2014 8:43 AM

Post by Jamal Tischleron September 19, 2014

What is the difference between this course and the one of Radi Jishi ? Do we need to watch both ?

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